City vs city
Cliffwood Beach vs Matawan, NJ
Cliffwood Beach and Matawan are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Cliffwood Beach: 35/100 · Matawan: 35/100
No gap.
Flood
Cliffwood Beach: 2/100 · Matawan: 2/100
No gap.
Cliffwood Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Matawan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cliffwood Beach: 23/100 · Matawan: 23/100
No gap.
Cliffwood Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Matawan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cliffwood Beach: 19/100 · Matawan: 19/100
No gap.
Cliffwood Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Matawan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cliffwood Beach: 12/100 · Matawan: 12/100
No gap.
Cliffwood Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Matawan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cliffwood Beach: 15/100 · Matawan: 15/100
No gap.
Cliffwood Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Matawan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cliffwood Beach: 99/100 · Matawan: 99/100
No gap.
Cliffwood Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Matawan: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cliffwood Beach: 75/100 · Matawan: 75/100
No gap.
Cliffwood Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Matawan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cliffwood Beach: 34/100 · Matawan: 34/100
No gap.
Cliffwood Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Matawan: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.